noun
perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
• Syn: ↑Alpinia, ↑genus Zerumbet, ↑genus Languas
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Zingiberaceae, ↑family Zingiberaceae, ↑ginger family
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.